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but the group's center of power is in syria, and president obama admitted last week, the u.s. still does not have a strategy for confronting isis there. isis will be at the top of the agenda when mr. obama meets with u.k. prime minister david cameron and other european leaders at the nato summit in wales later this week. cameron announced today the u.k. government now believes at least 500 people have traveled from britain to join rebel groups, including isis. cameron wants to give u.k. police temporary powers to seize they're on a roll at the moment, not only firmly in control of the key cities of donetsk and ,,, 20 healthy volunteers will be tested by the national institutes of health to make sure it is safe. ebola has killed more than 1,500 in west africa. the summer of 2014 will be remembered for the ice bucket challenge. americans famous and non-famous have been doused for the ice bucket challenge and donations to fight a.l.s. disease. we wondered about the state of the research. dr. jon lapook looked into it. >> 68-year-old ed tessaro joined the a.l.s. ice bucket challen
but the group's center of power is in syria, and president obama admitted last week, the u.s. still does not have a strategy for confronting isis there. isis will be at the top of the agenda when mr. obama meets with u.k. prime minister david cameron and other european leaders at the nato summit in wales later this week. cameron announced today the u.k. government now believes at least 500 people have traveled from britain to join rebel groups, including isis. cameron wants to give u.k. police...
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. >> axelrod: rebels the assad regime in syria say they shot they down a military helicopter today. this is amateur video. it shows the chopper in flames streaking across the sky outside aleppo. moments after disappearing there's a fireball and then smoke. sm the u.s. announced this week that that for the first time, it will provide nonlethal aid to those rebels. the rebel leader receiving that aid, salim idris, was a generalt in the army of syrian dictatoreral bashar al-assad until 10 months ago. that's when he defected. in a rare tv interview he spokeectsed to state department correspondent margaret brennan in turkey. >> reporter: general idris tookurkey. command of the fighters in december. his safety is so precarious he sleep i does not sleep in the same place more than one night. you defected. >> yes. >> reporter: from assad's army. >> yes, yes. ar >> reporter: you're fighting your friends right now. what is that like? >> it is very sad. it is not so simple for us to fight against our friends, against our citizens. because the army is destroying be everything. it is not the arm
. >> axelrod: rebels the assad regime in syria say they shot they down a military helicopter today. this is amateur video. it shows the chopper in flames streaking across the sky outside aleppo. moments after disappearing there's a fireball and then smoke. sm the u.s. announced this week that that for the first time, it will provide nonlethal aid to those rebels. the rebel leader receiving that aid, salim idris, was a generalt in the army of syrian dictatoreral bashar al-assad until 10...
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holly williams is in northern syria. >> reporter: isis is on its last legs in raqqa. the city that was once the so called capitol of the islamic state stretching from syria and into iraq. u.s.-backed forces already control around 90% of raqqa and local leaders say that 275 isis fighters were evacuated from the city today in buses, along with roughly 400 civilians. on friday and saturday, another 100 isis fighters also surrendered according to u.s.-backed forces taking around 500 civilians with them. now that is probably an indication of just how desperate those isis gunmen have become during a four month long seige by the u.s.-led coalition, in many other places we've seen isis fight to the death. the remaining isis fighters in raqqa are holed up around what was the city's sport stadium. isis seized raqqa in early 2014 and then terrorized its people for over three years with public beheadings and a half interpretation of islamic law that is unrecognizable to most muslims. elaine. >> quijano: holly williams reporting, holly, thank you. >> more than 275 people are dead
holly williams is in northern syria. >> reporter: isis is on its last legs in raqqa. the city that was once the so called capitol of the islamic state stretching from syria and into iraq. u.s.-backed forces already control around 90% of raqqa and local leaders say that 275 isis fighters were evacuated from the city today in buses, along with roughly 400 civilians. on friday and saturday, another 100 isis fighters also surrendered according to u.s.-backed forces taking around 500 civilians...
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citizens who have gone to fight in syria's civil war. on twitter and facebook, westerners now brag openly about their exploits on the battle field and try to recruit their friends to join them. >> get your priorities straight and your intentions straight. >> reporter: shiraz maher is coauthor of the groundbreaking report that looked at the fighters' messages on social media. >> i think what surprised us is the level of openness from these guys. we see a lot of pictures, a lot of video, people fooling around, relaxing. it's like a summer camp for jihadists. >> i was born and raised in this country. >> reporter: but the biggest strietz for maher and his team were the role played by this man ahmad musa jibril, an online cleric from dearborn, michigan, who emerged as a leading source of inspiration. joseph carter showed us the connections he found. >> this large circle that you see here is jabril, and all of the lines you see going in, those are follows from foreign fighters. >> reporter: so what's his appeal? >> he is cariz mat ping he is k
citizens who have gone to fight in syria's civil war. on twitter and facebook, westerners now brag openly about their exploits on the battle field and try to recruit their friends to join them. >> get your priorities straight and your intentions straight. >> reporter: shiraz maher is coauthor of the groundbreaking report that looked at the fighters' messages on social media. >> i think what surprised us is the level of openness from these guys. we see a lot of pictures, a lot...
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we support the legitimate government of syria. and it is my deep belief that any actions to the contrary in order to destroy the legitimate government will create a situation which you can witness now in the other countries of the region or, in other regions. for instance in libya. where all the state institutions are disintegrated. we see a similar situation in iraq. and there is no other solution to the syrian crisis than strengthening the effective government structures and rendering them help in fighting terrorism. but at the same time urging them to engage in positive dialogue with the rational opposition and conduct reform. >> as you know some of the coalition partners want to see president assad go first. before they will support. >> translator: i would like to wreck mnd recommend to them the following. they should send this message to the syrian people. it is only the syrian people who are entitled to decide who should govern their country and how. >> president assad -- you support him. do you support what he is doingen se
we support the legitimate government of syria. and it is my deep belief that any actions to the contrary in order to destroy the legitimate government will create a situation which you can witness now in the other countries of the region or, in other regions. for instance in libya. where all the state institutions are disintegrated. we see a similar situation in iraq. and there is no other solution to the syrian crisis than strengthening the effective government structures and rendering them...
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principal zikwan da-yid taught history in syria. he told us he was arrested threeus times by government forces before he fled to turkey. he said many of the children here are traumatized. "they get frightened by loudes noises," he told us. "if someone bangs on the wall,e they panic. they feel they are always under threat." the turkish government allows the school to operate, but doesn't provide anything else. textbooks are donated by a charity and the teachers salaries are minimal. what is your dream for these children? "that they get back to their country with their heads held high and rebuild their schools," he said. "i want to try to give these kids what they have lost." >> pelley: but that will likely be some time. clarissa ward is joining us on the border with turkey and syria. clarissa, what is the refugee situation there now? >> reporter: well, it's incredibly difficult, scott. the turkish government is really struggling to house this wave of refugees. they say that they've spent a billion dollars on trying to host them. ther
principal zikwan da-yid taught history in syria. he told us he was arrested threeus times by government forces before he fled to turkey. he said many of the children here are traumatized. "they get frightened by loudes noises," he told us. "if someone bangs on the wall,e they panic. they feel they are always under threat." the turkish government allows the school to operate, but doesn't provide anything else. textbooks are donated by a charity and the teachers salaries are...
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at another middle east flash point the arab league announced new sanctions on syria including i a ban on financial dealings in all trade. coming up, the height of curiosity. the unmanned mission that could solve the riddle of whether life exists on mars. >> mitchell: nasa began its latest mission to mars this morning. launching an unmanned rover like no other on an eight-and-a-half-month, 354 million-mile journey to the red planet. as lee cowen reports from the jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena, california, getting to mars it only half the problem. >> and liftoff of theat las five with "curiosity." >> reporter: with this morning's launch, nasa's $2.5 billion rover, antly named "curiosity," gab its 354-million-mile journey to mars and so far it's right on target. >> everything is looking good. >> reporter: the vehicle is the cadillac of mars rovers. it weighs almost a ton and powered by a nuclear reactor. in fact, nasa hasn't tried landing something this large and this complex since the lunar modules that put men on the moon and as exciting as today's launch was, the reality-- >> m
at another middle east flash point the arab league announced new sanctions on syria including i a ban on financial dealings in all trade. coming up, the height of curiosity. the unmanned mission that could solve the riddle of whether life exists on mars. >> mitchell: nasa began its latest mission to mars this morning. launching an unmanned rover like no other on an eight-and-a-half-month, 354 million-mile journey to the red planet. as lee cowen reports from the jet propulsion laboratory...
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but syria is strong. in rebel held parts of the country, they have argued the air strikes did not go far enough. because assad is still in power. his forces have been making steady gains, knocking out opposition fighters wherever they can. like in the city of homs north of the capital. where the white helmets released video of victims of artillery shelling on rebel positions. the syrian government tells us the next crucial battle here in the capital will be against isis. which still controls a pocket of this city. elaine. >> seth doane in damascus. seth, thanks. united nations ambassador nikki haley discussed the street on syria with margaret brennan on face the nation. >> the white house said there have been reports since april of last year, 30 continued chemical weapons attack in syria some involving sarin. why did this particular attack last week warrant military action but the others didn't? >> will i think obviously this was cumulative. he, assad had been using chemical weapons multiple times. more s
but syria is strong. in rebel held parts of the country, they have argued the air strikes did not go far enough. because assad is still in power. his forces have been making steady gains, knocking out opposition fighters wherever they can. like in the city of homs north of the capital. where the white helmets released video of victims of artillery shelling on rebel positions. the syrian government tells us the next crucial battle here in the capital will be against isis. which still controls a...
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troops out of syria. national security official stepped down for same reason. it's all happening against the backdrop of a partial government shutdownhiou last into the new year. we begin our coverage tonight with our major garrett in washington. >> reporter: president trump on twitter confirmed another holiday season hair-trigger decision firing defense secretary james mattis nearly two months ahead of his announced resignation date. the president's tweet didn't even mention mattis, saying only deputy defense secretary patrick shanahan will take over as acting defense secretary on new year's day. mister trump did say shanahan will be great even though the former boeing executive possesses none of mattis' four-star military experience or bipartisan approval as a national security strategist. mattis resigned thursday, and in coordination announced a february departure date. two month transition was necessary to necessary to guarantee the department's interests are properly articulated and protected, temperature memo at the pentagon consistent with the turmoil tr
troops out of syria. national security official stepped down for same reason. it's all happening against the backdrop of a partial government shutdownhiou last into the new year. we begin our coverage tonight with our major garrett in washington. >> reporter: president trump on twitter confirmed another holiday season hair-trigger decision firing defense secretary james mattis nearly two months ahead of his announced resignation date. the president's tweet didn't even mention mattis,...
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must stop threatening syria with military action. kerry said military force might still be necessary if diplomacy fails. assad again blamed rebel fores for the chemical weapons attack on august 21st. in washington officials say the cia has begun delivering weapons to rebel groups. on "60 minutes" former director of cia told john miller it's not in the best outcome of the united states. >> the best outcome is a settled negotiation between opposition and regime that allows for a political transition that keeps the institutions of the state intact. >> reporter: the main syrian rebel group says syria must be punished for using chemical weapons. the report from the u.n. chemical weapons inspectors who investigated the attack outside damascus is expected next week. what's not none is if they-t will identify who is responsible for the attack. >> thank you. >>> coming up on the morning news -- a flight of fancy. a man attempts to make an historic trip with several hundred colorful balloons. this is the "cbs morning news." several hundred col
must stop threatening syria with military action. kerry said military force might still be necessary if diplomacy fails. assad again blamed rebel fores for the chemical weapons attack on august 21st. in washington officials say the cia has begun delivering weapons to rebel groups. on "60 minutes" former director of cia told john miller it's not in the best outcome of the united states. >> the best outcome is a settled negotiation between opposition and regime that allows for a...
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meanwhile in syria, new amateur video is believed to show army tanks moving a city which is a hot bed of antigovernment protests. the army has reportedly been firing shells into residential neighborhoods there. back in this country, evangelist billy graham is in a hospital in ashville, north carolina, near his home. he's being treated for pneumonia. graham, who is 92, is said to be resting comfortably. and coming up next here on the cbs evening news, it's her job to protect americans from terrorism. so what keeps her up at night? and later, getting america back to work. a company that's training laid off autoworkers for a new career. >> couric: among the evidence u.s. navy seals retrieved from osama bin laden's compound in pakistan is a handwritten journal. now u.s. officials say bin laden wrote in that journal about attacking new targets in the united states, including smaller cities. and the head of al qaeda in yemen warned today that despite bin laden's death, the terror group is stronger than ever. in washington, i spoke today with homeland security secretary janet napolitano abou
meanwhile in syria, new amateur video is believed to show army tanks moving a city which is a hot bed of antigovernment protests. the army has reportedly been firing shells into residential neighborhoods there. back in this country, evangelist billy graham is in a hospital in ashville, north carolina, near his home. he's being treated for pneumonia. graham, who is 92, is said to be resting comfortably. and coming up next here on the cbs evening news, it's her job to protect americans from...
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could they just crowd you out of syria? >> no. i don't think so. we're up a lot more often than they are. and so when they -- if we do have to move around for safe separation, it's for a small period of time compared to the hours and hours that we're airborne over iraq and syria. >> reporter: despite the russians general brown says he intends to increase strikes against isis sanctuaries in syria. many of those missions will be flown by the crews of these b-1 bombers, who now, scott, must also avoid run-ins with the russians. >> david martin reporting from qatar. david, thanks. >>> that base also handles the air war in afghanistan, where over the weekend a u.s. air strike destroyed a hospital, killing 22 civilians. the top u.s. general in afghanistan said today those responsible will be accountable. and mark phillips is following this. >> reporter: two days after the u.s. air strike that destroyed this hospital in afghanistan the pentagon has now changed its story on how and why the attack happened. it was not, as was first said, called in by u.s. f
could they just crowd you out of syria? >> no. i don't think so. we're up a lot more often than they are. and so when they -- if we do have to move around for safe separation, it's for a small period of time compared to the hours and hours that we're airborne over iraq and syria. >> reporter: despite the russians general brown says he intends to increase strikes against isis sanctuaries in syria. many of those missions will be flown by the crews of these b-1 bombers, who now, scott,...
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syria is ruled by bashar al- assad. the dictatorship started by his father has been in power more than 40 years. well, two years ago there was a popular revolt and since then more than 100,000 people have been killed. the uprising now has become a war between the two major branches of islam. the whole region has been destabilized. syria borders israel, jordan, iraq, lebanon, and turkey. the nerve gas was used in the suburbs of the capital damascus. u.n. inspectors have been gathering evidence there. it is difficult for an american correspondent to reach the capital, but elizabeth palmer is there for us tonight. liz? >> reporter: the u.n. weapons inspectors' work has now finished here in syria. the last of them were supposed to leave tomorrow morning at 7:00 but quite suddenly and with no public explanation their departure was moved forward to 4:00 a.m. in just a few hours. earlier today, activists told us that they were supposed to have visited one of the areas where the chemical attack occurred but things suddenly got
syria is ruled by bashar al- assad. the dictatorship started by his father has been in power more than 40 years. well, two years ago there was a popular revolt and since then more than 100,000 people have been killed. the uprising now has become a war between the two major branches of islam. the whole region has been destabilized. syria borders israel, jordan, iraq, lebanon, and turkey. the nerve gas was used in the suburbs of the capital damascus. u.n. inspectors have been gathering evidence...
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are we supporting hamas in syria? so i think, wyatt, despite the great pleas that we hear from those people who are being ruthlessly assaulted by assad, if you're a military planner or if you're a secretary of state and you're trying to figure out do you have the elements of an opposition that is actually viable, we don't see that. we see immense human suffering that is heartbreaking and a stain on the honor of those security forces who are doing it. >> reporter: last friday, the u.s. and arab states announced sanctions aimed at syrian business leaders mostly loyal to assad. the president has warned the u.s. won't be a bystander in syria but, scott, the hope is that assad gets tossed by his inner circle. >> pelley: wyatt, thank you. gasoline prices hit their highest level in nearly nine months. another italian cruise ship sails into trouble. and who's to blame for japan's nuclear disaster last year? what a new report says when the "cbs evening news" continues. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest t
are we supporting hamas in syria? so i think, wyatt, despite the great pleas that we hear from those people who are being ruthlessly assaulted by assad, if you're a military planner or if you're a secretary of state and you're trying to figure out do you have the elements of an opposition that is actually viable, we don't see that. we see immense human suffering that is heartbreaking and a stain on the honor of those security forces who are doing it. >> reporter: last friday, the u.s. and...
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there was something striking in syria's civil war today. the rebels took their fight on army headquarters in damascus, syria's pentagon. a surveillance camera captured a suicide bomber blowing up a van outside the building. another struck inside. at least four guards were killed. the smoke could be seen all over the city. the rebels are trying to overthrow the assad dictatorship. the nation's top c.e.o.s answer the question, "who's hiring?" more americans are burdened with student loan debt. and remembering andy williams when the "cbs evening news" continues. the machine showed me a map of my feet, and it gave me my custom number. my arches needed more support until i got my number at the free dr. scholl's foot mapping center. i'm a believer! and you will be too! learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. just begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ [ female announcer ]
there was something striking in syria's civil war today. the rebels took their fight on army headquarters in damascus, syria's pentagon. a surveillance camera captured a suicide bomber blowing up a van outside the building. another struck inside. at least four guards were killed. the smoke could be seen all over the city. the rebels are trying to overthrow the assad dictatorship. the nation's top c.e.o.s answer the question, "who's hiring?" more americans are burdened with student...
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syria's bloody civil war is also full of contradictions. the u.s. and turkey are allies, but here in syria they back groups that are fighting each other. pse u.s. says its troops aren't here to fight the syrian regime but last month it shot down a regime fighter jet. in the nearby of city of manbij leeir battle scared and weary. in six years of civil war it's already changed hands three times. ahmed is a falafel maker who scrapes by here, supporting his entire family on $3 a day. we're so tired of war, he told us. we feel like we're already dead. the u.s. sent troops to syria specifically to help fight isis. how far the u.s. will go to support its syrian allies once isis has been driven out is an open question, elaine. w is how long american service members will stay here in syria. s, quijano: holly williams, thanks. china's president xi jinping gave president trump an earful last night when they spoke by phone. the two men will meet in person this week at the g20 conference in germany. ben tracy reports xi was upset that a u.s. destroyer sailed clo
syria's bloody civil war is also full of contradictions. the u.s. and turkey are allies, but here in syria they back groups that are fighting each other. pse u.s. says its troops aren't here to fight the syrian regime but last month it shot down a regime fighter jet. in the nearby of city of manbij leeir battle scared and weary. in six years of civil war it's already changed hands three times. ahmed is a falafel maker who scrapes by here, supporting his entire family on $3 a day. we're so tired...
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are you potentially the next president of syria? >> (/ translated/ ): i am the first person to put themselves on the line representing the syrian revolution until the regime falls. >> reporter: the conference ended on a demand that assad allow in emergency food and medicine immediately. and now, with the world allied against him, scott, this is simple-- it's his move. >> pelley: wyatt andrews reporting tonight from tunisia. wyatt, thank you. the rebels in syria are up against a well-trained, well-armed military. the syrian elite forces are led by the dictators' brother. cbs news correspondent clarissa ward has been with the rebels twice recently: once in december, and another time two weeks ago inside syria. so, clarissa, tell us, what do the rebels have to fight back with? >> well, scott, the group that we were with, which calls itself the syrian liberation army, had a very modest selection of light weaponry, kalashnikovs, rocket-propelled grenades, also some very crudely fashioned homemade bombs. but they are desperate for more we
are you potentially the next president of syria? >> (/ translated/ ): i am the first person to put themselves on the line representing the syrian revolution until the regime falls. >> reporter: the conference ended on a demand that assad allow in emergency food and medicine immediately. and now, with the world allied against him, scott, this is simple-- it's his move. >> pelley: wyatt andrews reporting tonight from tunisia. wyatt, thank you. the rebels in syria are up against...
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took effect jordan took effect today in southwest syria. several cease-fires had been declared over the course of syria's six-year civil war. none have lasted long. across the border today iraq's prime minister declared victory over isis and mosul. dlly williams has been covering the nine month battle to free the city. >> reporter: they're jubilant in mosul, they have driven the extremists out. but it's come at a price. after nine months of fighting, the city lies in ruins. as iraqi forces clear the ntighborhoods under the extremist control, trapped civilians had to run the gauntlet of isis snipers and suicide bombers. we were there when the mosul offensive began in october. ngese kurdish fighters are trying to move in that direction and retake the main road to mosul. ( gun fire ) when iraqi forces cleared the extremists from christian towns on the city's outskirts. ougun fire ) that sounds like quite a lot of resistance. and then forged into the heart of mosul. ( gun fire ) but as isis faced inevitable defeat in mosul, attention quickly sh
took effect jordan took effect today in southwest syria. several cease-fires had been declared over the course of syria's six-year civil war. none have lasted long. across the border today iraq's prime minister declared victory over isis and mosul. dlly williams has been covering the nine month battle to free the city. >> reporter: they're jubilant in mosul, they have driven the extremists out. but it's come at a price. after nine months of fighting, the city lies in ruins. as iraqi...
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in the madness of syria's civil war. holly williams, cbs news, azaz, syria. >>> coming up -- how doctors are using virtual reality to train for real emergencies involving children. >> later, they have never change aid diaper or composed a song. but listen to the lullabyes they have writ titen to their unborn babies. melatonin is the body's own sleep ingredient. only remfresh uses ion-powered melatonin to deliver up to 7 hours of sleep support. number one sleep doctor recommended remfresh-your nightly sleep companion. available in the natural sleep section at walmart. >>> over the past decade, the medical community has gone through growing pains to better train doctors to handle pediatric emergencies. what worked treat to full grown adults doesn't always work with children. chris martinez shows us how doctors in los angeles are using virtual reality to learn how to save young lives. >> marie lefortune looks like she is gearing up to play a game. >> this is actually critical training. >> so i want to start an iv in the pat
in the madness of syria's civil war. holly williams, cbs news, azaz, syria. >>> coming up -- how doctors are using virtual reality to train for real emergencies involving children. >> later, they have never change aid diaper or composed a song. but listen to the lullabyes they have writ titen to their unborn babies. melatonin is the body's own sleep ingredient. only remfresh uses ion-powered melatonin to deliver up to 7 hours of sleep support. number one sleep doctor recommended...
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israel accused syria of staging a provocation. there is encouraging news this evening in the fight against cancer. new clinical trials show a drug that slows the progress of advanced melanoma seems to be working. cynthia bowers has the story. >> reporter: researcher stop just short of calling this a magic bullet against skin cancer but say in europe and its effectiveness against melanoma the deadliest form of the disease is cause for celebration. >> patients who get the vemurafenib sometimes within 72 hours are already much better. off of pain medicine, maybe off of oxygen. >> reporter: until now, with the survival rate of just 15%, a diagnosis of advanced melanoma amounted to a death sentence. this drug showed a 63% reduction in the death rate after three months. unlike chemo which attacks healthy and unhealthy cells, this drug works by targeting only a genetic mutation called braf which may help the disease grow. this braf mutation is present in half of all melanoma patients. susan steel is living with stage four melanoma. at on
israel accused syria of staging a provocation. there is encouraging news this evening in the fight against cancer. new clinical trials show a drug that slows the progress of advanced melanoma seems to be working. cynthia bowers has the story. >> reporter: researcher stop just short of calling this a magic bullet against skin cancer but say in europe and its effectiveness against melanoma the deadliest form of the disease is cause for celebration. >> patients who get the vemurafenib...
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in syria, u.s. backed forces are closing the noose around the islamic state's self-proclaimed capital of raqqa. much of the city is destroyed and most of the residents have fled. but some isis gunmen are determined to fight to the end. holly williams has been giving us a rare look inside syria and filed this reporter's notebook. >> reporter: we've been covering isis and the rise of its so- called caliphate, or islamic state, for more than three years now, but this was our first look inside raqqa, the extremists' self-proclaimed capital. we walked into the city, a neighborhood emptied of civilians where american-backed fighters known as the syrian democratic forces are clawing back ground from isis one block at a time. ( gunfire ) isis is now surrounded in raqqa, an estimated 2500 fighters are being pummeled by u.s. air strikes. but as they did in mosul, they are choosing to wreak more death, rather than surrendering. when part of our team went forward they were spotted by an isis sniper. our produce
in syria, u.s. backed forces are closing the noose around the islamic state's self-proclaimed capital of raqqa. much of the city is destroyed and most of the residents have fled. but some isis gunmen are determined to fight to the end. holly williams has been giving us a rare look inside syria and filed this reporter's notebook. >> reporter: we've been covering isis and the rise of its so- called caliphate, or islamic state, for more than three years now, but this was our first look...
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elsewhere in the region the government of syria has sent the army into the main port city of latakia the latest city to be swept by protest against the rule of president bashar assad. the government says at least 12 people have been killed, reportedly by ungown-- unknown gunmen firing from roof 207s. for more on the policy challenges facing the president we are joined by john dickerson. good evening. >> good evening, jim. >> a quick question to start with, what does the president have to get done tomorrow night? >> well, he has to outline the exact shape of u.s. policy in libya, most important is the military role. how involved will the military be? how long will it be involved? and also what are the objectives, what does success look like. the president also has to kind of explain again the two halves of his libya policy. the humanitarian piece that required military intervention, and the second half, which is pressuring qaddafi to leave but that does not have a military component. he will declare victory of a sort by saying the military piece has been largely completed and hope tha
elsewhere in the region the government of syria has sent the army into the main port city of latakia the latest city to be swept by protest against the rule of president bashar assad. the government says at least 12 people have been killed, reportedly by ungown-- unknown gunmen firing from roof 207s. for more on the policy challenges facing the president we are joined by john dickerson. good evening. >> good evening, jim. >> a quick question to start with, what does the president...
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establish a no-fly zone over all of syria. that, too, would require hundreds of aircraft and cost up to a billion dollars a month. and might not accomplish much since the syrian army relies mostly on ground-based artillery and missiles, not air power. establish buffer zones inside syria as safe havens for opposition fighters and civilians. that would require smaller no- fly zones but also thousands of u.s. troops to defend the safe havens. estimated cost: more than one billion dollars a month. destroy or seize syria's chemical weapons. a massive operation that would require a no-fly zone plus air strikes plus thousands of american troops. again, the estimated cost would be well over one billion dollars a month. dempsey warned that intervention would end up costing so much the u.s. military might not be able to respond to crises in other parts of the world or it might trigger a sudden collapse of the syrian government and "unleash the very chemical weapons we seek to control." >> pelley: david martin at the pentagon for us toni
establish a no-fly zone over all of syria. that, too, would require hundreds of aircraft and cost up to a billion dollars a month. and might not accomplish much since the syrian army relies mostly on ground-based artillery and missiles, not air power. establish buffer zones inside syria as safe havens for opposition fighters and civilians. that would require smaller no- fly zones but also thousands of u.s. troops to defend the safe havens. estimated cost: more than one billion dollars a month....
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"but syria is strong." in rebel-held parts of the country, they've argued the air strikes did not go far enough because assad is still in power. his forces have been making steady gains, knocking out opposition fighters wherever tiey can. ( sirens ) like in the city of homs, north of the capital, where the "white helmets" released video of victims of artillery shelling on rebel positions. the syrian government tells us the next crucial battle here in the capitol will be against isis which still controls a pocket of this city. elaine? uijano: th doane in damascus, thanks. president trump on twitter today suggested fired f.b.i. director james comey should be sent to jail. it's a pre-emptive strike against comey's harsh assessment of the president in his new book. mola lenghi is at the white house. >> reporter: president trump continued his twitter attack on former f.b.i. director james comey sunday ahead of the release of comey's explosive new memoir or as the president described it, "comey's badly reviewed b
"but syria is strong." in rebel-held parts of the country, they've argued the air strikes did not go far enough because assad is still in power. his forces have been making steady gains, knocking out opposition fighters wherever tiey can. ( sirens ) like in the city of homs, north of the capital, where the "white helmets" released video of victims of artillery shelling on rebel positions. the syrian government tells us the next crucial battle here in the capitol will be...
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. >>> hev a fighting erupted in syria as u.s.-backed forces battled against the last isis strong hold in the country. civil war has left sooria in ruins. rebuilding will be a massive task. >> reporter: five years after the fighting stopped, the sit a of homs is still trapped. you have faith the government will rebuild? for the long answerance archite author talks me four stories up this burnt office building to see what's left of her studio. so this was your studio right here? >> yeah. and my husband's place was there. >> reporter: what used to be your office was then turned into some kind of sniper den. hundreds of bullet casings remnants oof a battle that killed an estimated 35,000 homes. who do you blame for all of this? >> personally i have taken the position not to blame anybody. the scale of loss and atrocity makes it very possible to blame everybody. >> reporter: it'sest mated more than half a million have bun killed in this war. many syrians have yet to see the fall scale of loss. traffic has jammed the jordan border. fro
. >>> hev a fighting erupted in syria as u.s.-backed forces battled against the last isis strong hold in the country. civil war has left sooria in ruins. rebuilding will be a massive task. >> reporter: five years after the fighting stopped, the sit a of homs is still trapped. you have faith the government will rebuild? for the long answerance archite author talks me four stories up this burnt office building to see what's left of her studio. so this was your studio right here?...
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backed forces in syria and iraq continue to gain ground on isis militants in the cities of raqqa and mosul. jonathan vigliotti has the latest from the london bureau. o reporter: elaine, raqqa has long been considered the islamic state's capitol in syria and now at least part of it has been ripped from the terror group's hands. although the area in question is small this is a symbolic defeat, a milestone that comes after two days of intense fighting by u.s.-backed forces. the team of british led fighters recaptured the north western neighborhood this morning. 12 isis gunmen were killed s cluding a commander. the british observatory for human rights who has been monitoring the war say forces now control two neighborhoods in the city and have just entered a third. the battle is, however, likely to be long and difficult as the extremist group fiercely defends its self-declared capitol. fighting ramped up in the city of mosul, isis last remaining stronghold in iraq. u.s. back forces began their counterassault eight months ago and since then all of the city ans been recaptured except for a
backed forces in syria and iraq continue to gain ground on isis militants in the cities of raqqa and mosul. jonathan vigliotti has the latest from the london bureau. o reporter: elaine, raqqa has long been considered the islamic state's capitol in syria and now at least part of it has been ripped from the terror group's hands. although the area in question is small this is a symbolic defeat, a milestone that comes after two days of intense fighting by u.s.-backed forces. the team of british led...
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holly williams is in northern syria. the u.s. backed syrian militia group that is leading the fight on the ground in raqqa says that victory is just days away. isis is thought to have around 250 fighters left in the city and they're holed up in a handful of buildings including city's main hospital and the sports stadium. we have just spent two days in raqqa with american backed fighters and we saw, a skeleton of a city. just block after block that has been left devastated, by months of fighting as well as u.s. u.s commander here in syria, told us that around 2,000 civilians are still trapped in the city. they are unable to escape, the small area still controlled by isis gunmen. now, raqqa was a place where isis revelled in its own brutality. carrying out public beheadings and revealing its leaders to be blood thirsty killers. it is a twisted version of islam that is unrecognizable to most muslims. the loss of raqqa is obviously symbolic because it was the so-called isis capital. but along with the loss of other towns and cities i
holly williams is in northern syria. the u.s. backed syrian militia group that is leading the fight on the ground in raqqa says that victory is just days away. isis is thought to have around 250 fighters left in the city and they're holed up in a handful of buildings including city's main hospital and the sports stadium. we have just spent two days in raqqa with american backed fighters and we saw, a skeleton of a city. just block after block that has been left devastated, by months of fighting...
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troops from northern syria. lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation this week to address the crisis. also this week, new revelations in the impeachment inquiry could put the president on the defensive. nikole killion is at the white house. >> i'm an island of one again. >> reporter: as president trump defended his initial decision to pull out ous forces from northern syria, democrats and republicans sounded the alarm. >> pulling back those 50 troops or whatever it was has given license to turkey. and then now, i think, puling out the remaining 1,000 in syria is an excuse to get out. >> i can think of nothing more disgusting in all the years i've been in congress than what this president is allowing to happen with the kurds. >> reporter: members of the president's national security team said they are meeting to monitor the situation with president warning treasury is ready to go with more sanctions against turkey. >> these sanctions could be starting small. they could be maximum pressure. >> reporter: con
troops from northern syria. lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation this week to address the crisis. also this week, new revelations in the impeachment inquiry could put the president on the defensive. nikole killion is at the white house. >> i'm an island of one again. >> reporter: as president trump defended his initial decision to pull out ous forces from northern syria, democrats and republicans sounded the alarm. >> pulling back those 50 troops or whatever it was...
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ttizens fighting inside syria. another american gained notoriety when he became a suicide bomber for nusra. the question is what happens when these battle-hardened fighters come home? >> there is no threat from us if we don't get hit. >> reporter: that sounds a lot like something osama bin laden once said. >> it's the case. >> reporter: you look up to bin laden? >> of course. >> reporter: you can understand that's really hard for americans to hear. >> why? >> reporter: because of 9/11. >> we have-- we have 9/11s every single day in the muslim lands. >> reporter: that narrative, that the u.s. is waging a war on islam, is growing across the muslim world. would you support a terrorist attack on the united states? >> i wouldn't consider it a terrorist attack. if anything happened there, i would consider it a reaction to this-- to this action. >> reporter: even if innocent women and children were killed? >> what i consider terrorist attacks are these tomahawk bombs being shot from wherever they're being shot from and ki
ttizens fighting inside syria. another american gained notoriety when he became a suicide bomber for nusra. the question is what happens when these battle-hardened fighters come home? >> there is no threat from us if we don't get hit. >> reporter: that sounds a lot like something osama bin laden once said. >> it's the case. >> reporter: you look up to bin laden? >> of course. >> reporter: you can understand that's really hard for americans to hear. >>...
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the group surrendered its last sliver of territory in syria. but there are still up to 18,000 isis members in iraq and syria, according to the pentagon's watchdog as well as tens of thousands of accused isis fighters and their families in prisons and camps. some unrepentent. at a camp last month, these women defended isis terror attacks. >> this is isis ideology. an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth. that's what it is. >> you are saying those terrorist attacks were an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth? >> basically. >> and therefore justified under islamic law? >> reporter: an american general told us last month in syria the fight is far from over. what's their plan? >> i think their plan is to resurge and continue to try and re-establish their caliphate at some point. >> reporter: they've lost their so-called islamic state and now their leader. but isis and its ideology are still very much alive. holly williams, cbs news, istanbul. >>> now to the wildfires raging in california. today governor gavin newsom expanded his emergency declara
the group surrendered its last sliver of territory in syria. but there are still up to 18,000 isis members in iraq and syria, according to the pentagon's watchdog as well as tens of thousands of accused isis fighters and their families in prisons and camps. some unrepentent. at a camp last month, these women defended isis terror attacks. >> this is isis ideology. an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth. that's what it is. >> you are saying those terrorist attacks were an eye for an...
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. >> the isil tweeters in syria have 21,000 english-language followers. hundreds, probably thousands of those are in the united states. >> reporter: they're telling people, come to syria and fight or kill where you are. comey also says the f.b.i. disrupted a number of attacks planned for july 4th, and police recently killed two isis attackers in texas and one in boston. the f.b.i. is also investigating hundreds of isis followers in all 50 states, but comey says the group's social media expertise makes keeping track of potential suspects challenging. >> our investigators often lose them because they move to a mobile messaging app that is encrypted end to end. >> reporter: comey says what worries him most of all is that isis' use of social media has blossomed in the past six to eight weeks. charlie, he said he worries all day long about the possibility that that could cause a significant increase in the number of attacks. >> rose: thanks, chip. turkey has been reluctant to join the coalition fighting isis, but today, in what is being called a game-changer,
. >> the isil tweeters in syria have 21,000 english-language followers. hundreds, probably thousands of those are in the united states. >> reporter: they're telling people, come to syria and fight or kill where you are. comey also says the f.b.i. disrupted a number of attacks planned for july 4th, and police recently killed two isis attackers in texas and one in boston. the f.b.i. is also investigating hundreds of isis followers in all 50 states, but comey says the group's social...
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horrifying images from syria. it's said to be an assad regime chemical attack on families in a rebel held neighborhood. president trump warns there will be a big price to pay. also tonight, the rising trade tensions with china, how will the stock market react to the treads i are secretary's remarks on face the nation? >> canada announcer tragic deaths of players and coaches on a junior league hockey team. bill cosby's sexual assault retrial begins monday. this time, he will face six accuse in other words court, not just one. a major retailer helps law enforcement target criminals. and another memorable sunday at the masters. who's going home tonight with the coveted green jacket? >> this is this is the "cbs weekend news." >> quijano: good evening, i am elaine quijano. syrian opposition groups and rescuers are accusing the assad regime of another deadly chemical attack. they say it happened saturday in dow marks near the capital damascus, more than 40 are reported dead. horrifying scenes, not verified by cbs news,
horrifying images from syria. it's said to be an assad regime chemical attack on families in a rebel held neighborhood. president trump warns there will be a big price to pay. also tonight, the rising trade tensions with china, how will the stock market react to the treads i are secretary's remarks on face the nation? >> canada announcer tragic deaths of players and coaches on a junior league hockey team. bill cosby's sexual assault retrial begins monday. this time, he will face six...
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syria is accused of using wednesday not once but 14 times. liz palmer is in damascus, a city bracing for an american air strike. mark phillips has the new intelligence report. america's top-secret spy budget was exposed today revealing what we never knew about the c.i.a. john miller has the story. and a cinderella named victoria. the 17-year-old who toppled a champion at the u.s. open. elaine quijano has the interview. >> reporter: you've had a tough road off the court to get to this point. how much do you think about that? captioning sponsored by cbs captioning s this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. y. >> pelley: good evening, the n.f.l. settlement in just a moment but first we have breaking news. unexpectedly this evening the british have just announced they will not join the united states in a military strike against syria. that is reversal after british prime minister david cameron's support for military action was rejected by his parliament. president obama has been planning a military strike in retaliation for what appears
syria is accused of using wednesday not once but 14 times. liz palmer is in damascus, a city bracing for an american air strike. mark phillips has the new intelligence report. america's top-secret spy budget was exposed today revealing what we never knew about the c.i.a. john miller has the story. and a cinderella named victoria. the 17-year-old who toppled a champion at the u.s. open. elaine quijano has the interview. >> reporter: you've had a tough road off the court to get to this...
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the civil war rages on in syria. seth doane is in the capitol damascus where the syrian army is claiming victory of more than 1500 rebels and their family members are evacuating a suburb that has been reduced to rubble. >> we've been granted access by eeria's government to come here ca damascus to report from the d.pitol city which is under the tight control of syrian president assad. there are checkpoints everywhere, and e center of the city itself is relatively quiet. but in the suburbs there say battle taking place. assad's forces are making gains ts they try to pry the last pockets of land from rebels who had dug in near the capitol. the syrian army has been bombarding rebel positions, destroying much of the area and recently they discovered a network of tunnels there. in a sort of surrender deal the government has also been allowing civilians and rebels to leave on buses bound for other rebel-held areas. state media said at least 1500 left one opposition district in damascus today. there are many front lines in
the civil war rages on in syria. seth doane is in the capitol damascus where the syrian army is claiming victory of more than 1500 rebels and their family members are evacuating a suburb that has been reduced to rubble. >> we've been granted access by eeria's government to come here ca damascus to report from the d.pitol city which is under the tight control of syrian president assad. there are checkpoints everywhere, and e center of the city itself is relatively quiet. but in the suburbs...
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moving on now to syria's civil war. at least 34 people were killed today when two car bombs ripped through a suburb of damascus. syria's assad dictatorship has been trying to crush a rebellion that broke out more than a year and a half ago. it is very rare for western journalists to report from inside the capital, but elizabeth palmer is there for us tonight. >> reporter: today's bombing spilled the blood of neighbors and friends. jaramana is a tight-knit community of christians and jews. religious minority groups in syria who are traditional supporters of president bashar al-assad. after the huge explosion, local people immediately pitched in to repair the damage to shops and homes. and to comfort the families of the victims. this mother's 21-year-old son, a medical student, went to investigate when the first bomb blew up and was killed minutes later by the second. outside local businessman walid blped carry the wounded to safety. what is this on your jacket? >> it's blood. it's blood of all the people. >> reporter: bu
moving on now to syria's civil war. at least 34 people were killed today when two car bombs ripped through a suburb of damascus. syria's assad dictatorship has been trying to crush a rebellion that broke out more than a year and a half ago. it is very rare for western journalists to report from inside the capital, but elizabeth palmer is there for us tonight. >> reporter: today's bombing spilled the blood of neighbors and friends. jaramana is a tight-knit community of christians and jews....
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syria's largest city has been you should siege for more than two weeks now. rebel leaders say they are running low on ammunition. the u.n. said today the fighting has created a humanitarian crisis. 150,000 syrian syrians have fleo neighboring countries. lance armstrong tries to block the latest doping charges against him. a memorial service for the victims of the sikh temple shooting. and the rush to save a man as a shark moves in for the kill when the "cbs evening news" continues. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood di
syria's largest city has been you should siege for more than two weeks now. rebel leaders say they are running low on ammunition. the u.n. said today the fighting has created a humanitarian crisis. 150,000 syrian syrians have fleo neighboring countries. lance armstrong tries to block the latest doping charges against him. a memorial service for the victims of the sikh temple shooting. and the rush to save a man as a shark moves in for the kill when the "cbs evening news" continues....
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shelling a.jdabiya >>> weikileaks shows the state department is financing antigovernment operations inside syria. it's unclear if the operation is still going. the "post" says money was set aside through at least september of last year. >>> elsewhere in the middle east, yemen is in turmoil after the biggest antigovernment demonstrations yet. hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in yemen's capital and other cities. security forces responded with gunfire, tear gas and water cannons. a doctor working with the protesters says more than 200 were injured. >>> the operator of japan's crippled nuclear power plant says it could take from six to nine months to get the plant fully under control. the plant has been leaking radiation since the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami last month. secretary of state hillary clinton visited japan on sunday. she promised continued u.s. support to help the tens of thousands of people displaced by the disaster. >>> we'll take a quick break. just ahead on the "morning news," broadway's "spider-man" show faces new changes. >>> plus, it's deadline day. find out who
shelling a.jdabiya >>> weikileaks shows the state department is financing antigovernment operations inside syria. it's unclear if the operation is still going. the "post" says money was set aside through at least september of last year. >>> elsewhere in the middle east, yemen is in turmoil after the biggest antigovernment demonstrations yet. hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in yemen's capital and other cities. security forces responded with gunfire, tear...
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>> pelley: tonight, new plans for an attack on syria. david martin has learned that the pentagon is planning a bigger strike. elizabeth palmer reports from the battlefield in damascus. and major garrett questions the president. >> reporter: are we on a fast track to military action as soon as congress renders its judgment one way or the other? >> pelley: the new unemployment numbers are not what was expected. mark strassmann will show us where high-paying jobs are on the rise. the america's cup launches tomorrow. carter evans reports it's high- tech and high-risk. and steve hartman "on the road." no adoptive family was willing to take troubled taylor-- until connie going found the perfect home. >> she knows my worst side and she still cares about me and still loves me. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, president obama is opening a new front in his battle to get congress to authorize military action against syria. he's taking his case directly to the american people. the
>> pelley: tonight, new plans for an attack on syria. david martin has learned that the pentagon is planning a bigger strike. elizabeth palmer reports from the battlefield in damascus. and major garrett questions the president. >> reporter: are we on a fast track to military action as soon as congress renders its judgment one way or the other? >> pelley: the new unemployment numbers are not what was expected. mark strassmann will show us where high-paying jobs are on the rise....
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>> axelrod: tonight, the president asks congress to back his plan to strike syria. >> what message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price. >> axelrod: but will lawmakers support him? we have a team of correspondents in washington and damascus. the massive rim wildfire in yosemite is still raging, but it's more than trees going up in smoke. manual bojorquez has the fire fallout. diana nyad sets off on her fifth attempt to swim from cuba to florida. is it an impossible dream. elaine quijano has the story. and it was the other speech at the march on washington. 50 years later, a look back at a rabbi's moment and a warning to never forget. >> the most tragic problem is silence. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod with a western edition of the broadcast. president obama spoke to the american people from the rose garden this afternoon, pressing his case for a military action against the syrian regime and calling the chemical attack that claimed more than 1,400 lives in s
>> axelrod: tonight, the president asks congress to back his plan to strike syria. >> what message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price. >> axelrod: but will lawmakers support him? we have a team of correspondents in washington and damascus. the massive rim wildfire in yosemite is still raging, but it's more than trees going up in smoke. manual bojorquez has the fire fallout. diana nyad sets off on her fifth attempt...
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should strike syria. there were in-person meetings and phone calls and briefings, but many members still have grave doubts. president obama won the support of two key lawmakers today. >> there seems to be emerging from this administration a pretty solid plan. >> reporter: republican senators lindsey graham and john mccain said mr. obama assured them he had a strategy to strengthen the and weaken the assad regime. the senators agreed to sell his plan in advance of a vote next week. >> a vote against that resolution by congress would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the united states of america and the president of the united states. none of us want that. >> reporter: the president took congress by surprise this weekend when he announced he would seek its authorization before launching missiles. about 100 members raced back to washington for a classified briefing on capitol hill and emerged dubious about the rationale for strikes. texas republican michael burgess. >> certainly t
should strike syria. there were in-person meetings and phone calls and briefings, but many members still have grave doubts. president obama won the support of two key lawmakers today. >> there seems to be emerging from this administration a pretty solid plan. >> reporter: republican senators lindsey graham and john mccain said mr. obama assured them he had a strategy to strengthen the and weaken the assad regime. the senators agreed to sell his plan in advance of a vote next week....
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reporter: he's still happy he came and despite the anxiety, he's got a message for colleagues back home in syria. you're recruiting them. >> i'm trying to do my best to encourage them. it is very disheartening to tell your friend, no, just it is not worth it anymore. >> reporter: president trump's first attempt at a travel ban did not include an exception for doctors. we reached out to the white house to see if the revised ban might include that exception but an aide told us they could not yet say. tony dokoupil, cbs news. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the insulin price crisis. we'll take you to philadelphia where one doctor says her patients are suffering the consequences of not being able to afford their life saving insulin. >>> only on "cbs this morning," niles rogers reveals this year's inductees into the song writing hall of fame. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ,,,, it's wednesday, february 22nd. i'm kenny choi. and >>> hey, thanks for waking up with us as we take a live look at the
reporter: he's still happy he came and despite the anxiety, he's got a message for colleagues back home in syria. you're recruiting them. >> i'm trying to do my best to encourage them. it is very disheartening to tell your friend, no, just it is not worth it anymore. >> reporter: president trump's first attempt at a travel ban did not include an exception for doctors. we reached out to the white house to see if the revised ban might include that exception but an aide told us they...
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syria's president must g but russia does not agree. as duarte jerrel dino reports. >> hillary clinton arrived at the united nations to demand the ouster of syrian president bashar al assad. >> we have a choice. stand with the people of syria and the region or become complicit in the continuing violence there. >> the security council will begin item two. >> western arab countries are pushing for the plan calling for assad to hand overpower to the vice president. assad would have 15 days to step down. if he doesn't, the security council could take what it calls further measures, including economic sanctions. russia, which has veto power objects to the resolution, saying it could lead to civil war or eventual military strikes like the nato-led bombings in libya. >> the role of the international community should not be one of exacerbating conflict or meddling by the use of economic sanctions or military force. >> the united nations estimates more than 5400 syrians have been killed since the government cracked down on protesters last march.
syria's president must g but russia does not agree. as duarte jerrel dino reports. >> hillary clinton arrived at the united nations to demand the ouster of syrian president bashar al assad. >> we have a choice. stand with the people of syria and the region or become complicit in the continuing violence there. >> the security council will begin item two. >> western arab countries are pushing for the plan calling for assad to hand overpower to the vice president. assad...
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bases in syria as well. he's expected to meet with the national security council tomorrow. douglas mcarthur mccain is the first american to die fighting with i.s.i.s. jamie yuccas in minneapolis has more about him at the place he and other americans were recruited. >> reporter: the cedar riverside neighborhood of minneapolis is sometimes called little mogadishu, the center of america's largest concentration of somalis and fertile ground for islamic terrorist groups recruiting fighters. douglas mcarthur mccain grew up just a 15-minute drive from here and had many contacts in the somali community. >> he was not targeted. he was quiet and a lot of things on his mind, you can tell. >> reporter: omar jamal said he met mccain briefly but said most people here denounce terrorist organizations. the community leader said as many as 40 young men from minneapolis joined islamic fighters after being pulled in by jihadists on the web. >> they're using any means available to a computer system. >> reporter: mccain gave hints his recent conversion turned militant. troy posted a recruiting
bases in syria as well. he's expected to meet with the national security council tomorrow. douglas mcarthur mccain is the first american to die fighting with i.s.i.s. jamie yuccas in minneapolis has more about him at the place he and other americans were recruited. >> reporter: the cedar riverside neighborhood of minneapolis is sometimes called little mogadishu, the center of america's largest concentration of somalis and fertile ground for islamic terrorist groups recruiting fighters....
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troops stationed in syria. but while bolton insisted the military's presence in the country is not an unlimited commitment, some questioned how realistic his new terms for a troop withdrawal are. one condition calls for turkey to assure the safety of u.s. allied kurdish fighters, but turkey considers the syrian kurds a terrorist group. and such a promise seems unlikely. bolton discussed his withdrawal plan at a dinner tonight with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, but the real test will be on tuesday. elaine, that's when bolton meets with turkey's president. >> quijano: jonathan vigliotti, thank you. big parts of the west tonight are dealing with some miserable winter weather, but it was warmer than normal today from the rockies east of the appalachians. the bad news, it won't last. ileana diaz is in malibu. >> reporter: heavy rains in southern california push debris and mud on to the pacific coast highway, where the woolsey fire burned nearly two months ago, trapping cars and even california highway p
troops stationed in syria. but while bolton insisted the military's presence in the country is not an unlimited commitment, some questioned how realistic his new terms for a troop withdrawal are. one condition calls for turkey to assure the safety of u.s. allied kurdish fighters, but turkey considers the syrian kurds a terrorist group. and such a promise seems unlikely. bolton discussed his withdrawal plan at a dinner tonight with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, but the real test...
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this time in syria. >> suspected chemicals. >> reporter: if u.s. forces are ever sent on another chemical weapons hunt it will be the paratroopers of the 82nd airborne. david martin, cbs news, ft. bragg, north carolina. >> pelley: protests erupted in moscow today. dozen approximates were arrested near the kremlin after a popular critic of russian president putin was sent to jail for five years, aleksei navalny had mocked putin and exposed high level corruption. he was convicted of embezzlement. he says the charges were trumped up to silence him. the white house called his arrest and conviction part of a disturbing trend. >> a major american city has just filed for bankruptcy. millions of americans are about to go shopping for health insurance. and we'll have an update on the boy who was buried alive when the "cbs evening news" continues. if you do something today. with our career catalyst scholarship you can. apply by august 29th for up to $20,000 for qualifying new students. last year, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment, had
this time in syria. >> suspected chemicals. >> reporter: if u.s. forces are ever sent on another chemical weapons hunt it will be the paratroopers of the 82nd airborne. david martin, cbs news, ft. bragg, north carolina. >> pelley: protests erupted in moscow today. dozen approximates were arrested near the kremlin after a popular critic of russian president putin was sent to jail for five years, aleksei navalny had mocked putin and exposed high level corruption. he was...
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., russia and jordan took effect today in southwest syria. several cease-fires have been declared over the course of syria's six-year civil war. none have lasted long. across the border today, iraq's prime minister declared victory over isis in mosul. holly williams has been covering the nine month battle to free the city. >> reporter: the jubilant in mosul, they've driven the extremists out. but it has come at a price. after nine months of fighting, the city lies in ruins. as iraqi forces cleared the last neighborhoods under the extremist control. trapped civilians had to run the gauntlet of isis snipers and suicide bombers. we were there when the mosul offensive began in october. >> these kurdish fighters are trying to move in that direction and retake the main road to mosul. >> when iraqi forced cleared the extremists from christian towns on the city's outskirts. >> that sound like quite a lot of resistance. >> and then, forged into the heart of mosul. but as isis faced inevitable defeat in mosul, attention quickly shifted to raqqa. the so
., russia and jordan took effect today in southwest syria. several cease-fires have been declared over the course of syria's six-year civil war. none have lasted long. across the border today, iraq's prime minister declared victory over isis in mosul. holly williams has been covering the nine month battle to free the city. >> reporter: the jubilant in mosul, they've driven the extremists out. but it has come at a price. after nine months of fighting, the city lies in ruins. as iraqi...
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sergei lavrov calls the conflict in syria, not in it's 21st month, a stalemate. he says that "any country wanting to offer sanctuary to syria's president bashar al- assad, should ask him directly. russia is not getting involved." this christmas season, peace on earth seems more elusive than ever. earlier today, i spoke with former undersecretary of state nicholas burns and asked who, if anyone, will be the peace makers? >> when i was growing up listening to people like lyndon baines johnson or richard nixon or hubert humphrey, kennedy, eisenhower before that, their mantra was the highest aspiration of our society should be peace. it's interesting since 9/11 our political leaders have stopped telling us that. it's time they started reminding us again. the ancient elusive goal of peace, it's part of the american tradition. it's part of who we are as a country. >> axelrod: so if the mechanisms of security have to do with the proper personnel and weapon systems and technology, what beyond that produces peace? >> there are two things. first, it is a matter of national
sergei lavrov calls the conflict in syria, not in it's 21st month, a stalemate. he says that "any country wanting to offer sanctuary to syria's president bashar al- assad, should ask him directly. russia is not getting involved." this christmas season, peace on earth seems more elusive than ever. earlier today, i spoke with former undersecretary of state nicholas burns and asked who, if anyone, will be the peace makers? >> when i was growing up listening to people like lyndon...
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in dallas miriam yasin choked iack tears after her mother, a green card holder from syria, rds finally released after being detained for hours. >> it's sad. >> i'm not 100 percent happy. >> you don't ban certain countries. tourism can come from anywhere, any city. >> a student at southern methodist university osama alolabi is still waiting for the release of his parents. >> men are crying, women are crying. put yourself in our shoes. >> reporter: those tears were flowing at the international airport too, the hossein khoshbakhty brother was detained after arriving from iran. >> i don't know what to do he come to this country, and they do something like this. 20 years and my brother is-- do nothing wrong no prison, and i do nothing wrong. >> reporter: at jfk airport dr. suha abushamma of the cleveland clinic arrived in the u.s. with a passport from sudan. she was given a choice, leave voluntarily or face deportation which would prevent her from returning to the u.s. for five years. she boarded a flight for saudi arabia. >> the ban could also affect the academy awards. under the president
in dallas miriam yasin choked iack tears after her mother, a green card holder from syria, rds finally released after being detained for hours. >> it's sad. >> i'm not 100 percent happy. >> you don't ban certain countries. tourism can come from anywhere, any city. >> a student at southern methodist university osama alolabi is still waiting for the release of his parents. >> men are crying, women are crying. put yourself in our shoes. >> reporter: those tears...
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troops from syria. mattis' deputy, patrick shanahan, will become acting rycretary. shanahan is a former executive with boeing. later this week, u.s. military officials will visit turkey to discuss details of the american withdrawal from syria, and turkey's plans to increase its presence there. actor kevin spacey faces a felony charge of sexually assaulting a teenager in massachusetts, a district attorney made the announcement today. and soon after, spacey broke his silence, posting a bizarre video to social media. anna werner is following this. >> reporter: kevin spacey will be arraigned on the sexual assault charges next month. prosecutors say the incident happened in a nantucket, massachusetts bar in july of 2016. former boston tv news anchor, heather unruh, said in a news conference earlier this year that the man spacey assaulted was her then 18-year-old son. >> kevin spacey bought him drink after drink after drink, and when my son was drunk, spacey made his move. spacey stuck his hands inside my son's pants and grabbed his genitals. >> reporter: meanwhile, the a
troops from syria. mattis' deputy, patrick shanahan, will become acting rycretary. shanahan is a former executive with boeing. later this week, u.s. military officials will visit turkey to discuss details of the american withdrawal from syria, and turkey's plans to increase its presence there. actor kevin spacey faces a felony charge of sexually assaulting a teenager in massachusetts, a district attorney made the announcement today. and soon after, spacey broke his silence, posting a bizarre...
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, but you bear no responsibility for what they do. >> interpreter: these groups in iraq and syria, that were attacking u.s. interests, have made their own decisions. >> reporter: iran is also a backer of hamas, and the u.s. says that makes it complicit in the october 7th attacks on israel. the minister told us the attacks were a response to 75 years of israeli occupation. so are you saying that hamas was justified in killing civilians, including children? >> interpreter: as i said, we are opposed to killing women and children everywhere. >> reporter: it is a very simple question, minister: is it justified, what hamas did on october 7th? >> interpreter: what hamas did was based on its legitimate right to defend itself. >> reporter: the u.s. and iran both say they want to stop the israel-hamas war from spreading, but that is about all they agree on. holly williams, cbs news, geneva, switzerland. >> norah: tonight, authorities in the bahamas are investigating what caused a ferry boat to sink on tuesday, killing an american tourist. harrowing video shows how a trip to paradise suddenly turn
, but you bear no responsibility for what they do. >> interpreter: these groups in iraq and syria, that were attacking u.s. interests, have made their own decisions. >> reporter: iran is also a backer of hamas, and the u.s. says that makes it complicit in the october 7th attacks on israel. the minister told us the attacks were a response to 75 years of israeli occupation. so are you saying that hamas was justified in killing civilians, including children? >> interpreter: as i...